Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - Standards & Working Group

On July 23, 2001, the Commission issued Opinion 01-03, approving the policies and data standards for the implementation of the electronic data interchange (EDI) to provide for uniformity in the business communications between ESCOs and utilities in New York, continuing the collaborative industry effort to develop and implement EDI procedures and transactions to support customer retail access. This decision has been supplemented from time to time as listed in the table below.

All applicants filing for approval to be an ESCO in New York must successfully complete the Phase l EDI application and testing procedure as part of the eligibility process.